Frank M. Warren Sr.

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Frank M. Warren Sr.
Born ( 1848-05-10 ) May 10, 1848
Ellsworth, Maine , U.S.
Died April 15, 1912 (1912-04-15) (aged 63)
Atlantic Ocean
Occupation Businessman
Spouse
Anna Sophia Atkinson
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( m.  1872) ​
Children 4

Frank Manley Warren Sr. (May 10, 1848 ? April 15, 1912) was a prominent American businessman from Oregon who made his fortune in the salmon canning industry. The community of Warrendale, Oregon , the site of one of his canneries, was named for him. He died in the sinking of Titanic .

Biography [ edit ]

Warren was born on May 10, 1848, in Ellsworth, Maine , and came to the Oregon Territory with his parents, Francis M. Warren and Elizabeth Dyer Warren, when he was 3. [1] The family lived on a donation land claim in Rainier, Oregon . [1] Francis Warren (1818 ? 1900) was a member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature in 1857. [2] When Frank Warren was 9, the family moved to Portland . [3] [4] When he was 15 he worked for Wells Fargo ; he also worked for Ladd & Tilton Bank . [1] [3] In 1866, Warren was a member of The Pioneer Base Ball Club . [5]

Warren founded the Warren Packing Company, a salmon canning business, and was considered a pioneer of the salmon canning industry on the Columbia River , building his first cannery at Cathlamet, Washington , in 1869. [3] [6] He later built a cannery in Warrendale, which was also the site of a state-run fish hatchery in 1889 and 1890. [6]

Warren married Anna Sophia Atkinson, the daughter of pioneer missionary George H. Atkinson , in 1872. [3] They had four children, Frank, Frances, George, and Anna. [7] [8]

The Warrens were members of the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Portland. [9] In the 1890s the Warrens were active members of the church and their patronage helped acquire the land and complete the church building next to the South Park Blocks . [9] Frank Warren was on the board of trustees of Pacific University , which was co-founded by Anna's father. [9]

By the time of the sinking of Titanic it was said Warren was a millionaire. [3] [10]

Titanic [ edit ]

Frank and Anna Warren boarded Titanic at Cherbourg and were traveling first class . [3] They were returning from a three-month trip to Europe to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary and were the only first-class passengers originally from Oregon on the ship. [3] [11] [12] Anna Warren survived the sinking of Titanic on April 15, 1912, after Frank Warren helped her onto a lifeboat and then stepped back onto the ship. [4] If Frank Warren's body was recovered from the shipwreck it was never identified. [4] An account of Anna's experience was printed in the Morning Oregonian on April 27, 1912. [3]

Memorials and legacy [ edit ]

There is a cenotaph for Warren in River View Cemetery in Portland. Anna died in 1925; she is buried in River View Cemetery. [7] An Oregonian article at the time of Mrs. Warren's death states that after the Titanic disaster she suffered from ill health. [7]

Warren's son Frank M. Warren Jr. (1876?1947) also worked in the salmon packing industry, and was president of the Port of Portland , a director of Portland General Electric , and a member of the Oregon State Fish Commission . [13] [14] Warren's other son George worked for the Warren Packing Company as well. [15]

Homes [ edit ]

Francis Warren's house was located at SW Salmon Street and 9th Avenue in downtown Portland; today the parking structure for the Heathman Hotel is located at the site. [1] His son Frank's home was next door. [1]

Frank Warren owned what is now known as the George Earle Chamberlain House , built in 1893, after signing on as a trustee for his friend, wealthy banker David D. Oliphant. [16] Governor George Earle Chamberlain bought the house in 1904.

After moving from 9th and Salmon, Frank Warren Sr. moved to a home designed by Whidden & Lewis at 969 SW St. Clair Avenue (originally 215 W St. Clair Street) in Portland's West Hills . [1] [7] [13] Anna was living there at the time of her death. [7] Another Frank M. Warren House is located at 2545 NW Westover Road, it is now a bed and breakfast. [17] It was designed by Joseph Jacobberger and built in 1904 for Frank Warren Jr. [14] [17]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Midtown Blocks Historic Assessment" . City of Portland Bureau of Planning. September 2004 . Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
  2. ^ Williams, George H. (March 1901). "Political History of Oregon from 1853 to 1865". The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society . 2 (1). Oregon Historical Society : 1?35. JSTOR   20609486 .
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Muldoon, Katy (April 13, 2012). "Titanic sinking sends ripples through Oregon history 100 years later" . The Oregonian . Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
  4. ^ a b c "Frank Manley Warren" . Encyclopedia Titanica . 7 January 2009 . Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
  5. ^ Mason, Dick (April 15, 2009). "Remembering Frank Warren" . The Observer . Archived from the original on March 30, 2014 . Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
  6. ^ a b Cobb, John Nathan (1921). Pacific Salmon Fisheries . Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries . pp. 28, 254.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Mrs. F. M. Warren Dies". The Morning Oregonian . July 17, 1925.
  8. ^ "Warren Estate $300,000" . The Morning Oregonian . June 8, 2012 . Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
  9. ^ a b c Saker, Anne (April 4, 2012). "In downtown Portland, church offers music from the era of the Titanic" . The Oregonian . Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
  10. ^ "Oregonians on Ship" . San Francisco Call . Encyclopedia Titanica. April 16, 1912 . Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
  11. ^ Lamoreau, John (10 January 2007). "Oregon's Only First Class Passengers: The Warrens" . Encyclopedia Titanica . Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
  12. ^ Note: Wealthy hops merchant Herman Klaber was also traveling first class after touring Europe for his company Klaber, Wolf & Netter. He was returning to his home in Portland but was originally from San Francisco and was primarily based in Washington per Ripp, Bart (April 12, 2001). "King of hops: The legacy of Herman Klaber" . The News Tribune . Encyclopedia Titanica . Retrieved April 3, 2014 .
  13. ^ a b "Frank M. Warren Residence Photographic Collection circa 1895-1930" . Northwest Digital Archives . Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
  14. ^ a b "Historic Resource Inventory: City of Portland, Oregon: 2545 NW Westover Rd" (PDF) . Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
  15. ^ "James W. Cook House" . Archived from the original on March 30, 2014 . Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
  16. ^ "The Governor Chamberlain House" . Historic Irvington. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 . Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
  17. ^ a b "Heron Haus Tour" . Heron Haus . Retrieved March 29, 2014 .

External links [ edit ]

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